Taft-Hartley Act urged to curb strikes and protect cities
Washington AP report shows trucking and retail groups testing Congress to keep Taft-Hartley as a balance between management and labor. Edgar Idol of the American Trucking Association and J. Fosdick of the National Retail Dry Goods Association defend the act while General Electric's Charles Wilson argues for strengthening it amid rising organizing drives. Senators question abuses as testimony continues, with Turn To No. 5 On Page 2 noted.
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Washington
Engress
Rncan
Edgar S. Idol
American ‘Trucking Associators
Senate
Witty
Taft - Hartley
AFL Unons
J. Fosdick
Chicago
Fosdick
Taft-Hartley
Ership
Popper
Florida
Métilson
Ing
Senars
House Labor Comite
Faith healer in Geneva draws crowd despite scrutiny
Special report from Geneva describes C. Curley the self styled faith healer treating a ten year old boy with paralytic symptoms. Curley claims no officials have visited and asserts the event is his home. About 20 automobiles gathered around his residence amid rising local attention.
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Karol Latimer
Geneva
Curley
Curley Place
Folsom Seeks Industry, Opposes Tax Exemptions
Alabama Governor James E. Folsom told Southern forestry delegates he will do all in power to attract new industry but stressed that tax exemptions are not desired. He touted Alabama as an ideal site with cheap power and resources, and noted the pulpwood industry’s role in conserving the South’s timber. Turn To No. 9 On Page 2.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Folsom
United States
South
H. J. Malsberger
Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association
Atlanta
Clarke Officers Acquitted In Civil Rights Case
In Mobile, Clarke County Sheriff Hill and Chief Deputy Harrell were found not guilty of violating the civil rights of nine Black residents. Testimony described beatings with pistols and belts during bootlegging investigations. the jury deliberated about 30 minutes.
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Mobile (Ap
Clarke County
U. S. District Court
Jenkins Angus Hill
Willie Ray Harrell
Newroes
Leo Williams
John Allen, Jr
First National Moves Up In U S Bank Standings
The First National Bank of Dothan rose 157 places in the American Banker 1949 roll of the 1,000 largest U S banks, vaulting deposits to 16,333,123 as of December 31 and climbing from 1,136th to 979th.
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First National Bank
Dothan
United States
Daily American Banker of New York
Dothan Bank
American Banker
Michigan Student Plans Hog Eating Contest Feat
At the University of Michigan a junior pursues a bizarre challenge to eat more than 2 A hog weighing 165 pounds. Paul H. Smith aims to outpace Broad fin Pested Lad in a phased meal, starting with breakfast foods then steak and vegetables, to set a campus record amid growing gastronomical feats. Dr. Warren E. Forsythe condemns the stunt as "disgusting and silly" while Smith vows to prove him wrong.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Paul H. Smith
Patimal
Smith
Warren E. Forsythe
University Health Service
Dr. Forsythe
Oxygen Tent Vigil Ends As Child Dies
Brownsville Pennsylvania. A seven month old girl Kerry Bailey died while under a homemade oxygen tent vigil by her parents at Millsboro. She had been flown from Johns Hopkins two weeks earlier and doctors had warned the tent would be needed for months for a possible operation to repair her heart.
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Brownsville
Ray Bailey
Kerry Bailey
Bailey
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Baileys
Millsboro
Johns Hopkins
High School Band in Concert Tonight
Howell Hampton reminds that the first concert of the 1949 series is at the high school auditorium at 8 15 p m. The junior high band performs first, followed by the seniors in their new uniforms.
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Howell Hampton
U S Troops Possibly Sent Into Greece Hinted By Eaton
U S Army headquarters reports an unarmed American observer Lt Col Selden R Edner 30 of San Jose Calif killed by Greek guerrillas after a Jan 21 crash landing in Karpenision. Greek pilot Lt Panayiotis Tsoukas also died. Edner identified by medical records. body found Feb 9 in a stream at ravine edge.
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Edgar Clark Athens
U. S. Army
Selden R. Edner
San Jose
Calif
Karpenision
Panayiotis Tsoukas
Edner
U .S
Greece
U. S. Air Force
Royal Hellenic Air Force
Army
Grand Jury Indicts Man Under Anti Klan Statute in Tenn
Hamilton County grand jury indicts C. R. Terry a 48 year old groce ry operator on nine counts for masked entrance and disturbances tied to a Lookout Mountain nightclub raid. Three felony counts carry 16 to 20 year penalties, six misdemeanors face fines up to 500 dollars and up to one year in jail. Dr Samuel Green of Atlanta denies Klansmen involvement.
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Chattanooga
Terry
Grand Jury
Lookout Mountain
Club 19
State Penitentiary
Samuel Green
Atlanta
Jury Indicts Two Loyalty Bill OK'd On Capital Count in Georgia House
Houston County grand jury indicted two men on capital charges. Willie Corbitt is accused of first degree murder in the November slaying of Buddy Griffin, and Irving Kelley faces robbery charges. Several other indictments were also announced with defendants in jail or on bond. The Georgia House approved a loyalty bill requiring state employees to take an anti-Communist oath, sending it to the Senate. Leaders reported progress on a Minimum Foundation Program for Education and a reduced contingent tax request, with a 39 day university system inspection planned.
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Georgia
Houston County
Grand Jury
Willie Corbitt
Buddy Griffin
Irving Kelley
Emmett Thomas
Walter Robertson
Charles Eddie McCray
Bud McCray
Nathaniel Blackmon
Alice McDaniel
Willie Jones
Robin Robinson
Ramer King
Clyde Raley
Joseph Szymankiewicz
J. B. Jackson
Katie Smith
Charles Conley
Mose Smith
Lucile Smith
Cleo Chambers
Alton Chambers
Freeman Green
Mildred Sheppard
Jack Harvey
Atlansia
Georgia House of Representatives
Senate
Senate House Conference
Herman Talmadge
Joint Conference Committee
House
Frank Twitty
Mitchell County
Russell Moulton
Floyd County
Elmon Vickers
Colquitt County
Charles E. Tarver
Cordele
John H. Land
Columbus
James M. Dykes
Cochran
Tne
University System Committee
University System of Georgia
Fight Reported Dead in C-47 Latin Crash
BUENOS AIRES UP The American embassy said a US military DC plane crashed sixty miles west of Salta killing eight aboard on a flight from Panama to Buenos Aires. Names of the dead withheld pending next of kin notification. Brig Gen Charles H Caldwell is the military attaché in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
U. S
Salta
Panama
Army and Air Force Register
Charles H. Caldwell
Atuenos Aires
Mrs Sarah Dees Of Geneva County To Be 105 March First
Mrs Sarah Dees of Newton route two near Hartford is nearing 105 on March 1. Her son C C Dees reports she was born in Barbour County in 1844 and has lived in Geneva County most of her life. She has about forty grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Her living children include two daughters and her husband Thomas Dees died years ago. A family reunion is planned for Sunday February 27. She attributes longevity to the Lord and remains a Baptist member at Fellowship Baptist Church in Hartford though her health is failing and she is bedbound.
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Sarah Dees
Newton Route Two
C. C. Dees
Dees
Barbour County
Geneva County
Thomas Dees
Tot in Red Snowsuit Missing From Home
In Reading Pennsylvania a massive search for three year old William Abbott continues after he was last seen in his yard and then near workmen trimming trees. National Guard airmen fire fighters soldiers Boy Scouts police and locals join the hunt as the boy wearing a red cap and coat with blue leggings remains missing.
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Reading
National Guard
William Abbott
Laureldale
William
Mark K. Trexler
Calvary Lutheran Church
Arthur P. Abbott
Congress Roundup raises Greece troops option at hearing
At a hearing on the Marshall Plan, Rep. Eaton questioned sending U.S. troops to Greece and urged action beyond economic aid. Richard M. Bissell Jr. countered that military measures alone won’t rebuild Greece, stressing need for economic hope. Schedule noted for February 23 closing, with NAM and AFL voices on labor and housing policy.
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Washington
U.S
Greece
Rep. Eaton
New Jersey
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Richard M. Bissell, Jr
Economic Co-operation Administration
Eaton
United States
Bissell
U. S
House
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Ira Mosher
NAM
AFL Building Trades
America
No. 16
Czechs Refuse U S Plea To Release Man
Prague authorities refuse to release American Roland Goodale of Houston held since January 5 on alleged illicit money order charges. Consular talks are blocked as U S protests grow over detentions of ten American servicemen and the search of U S personnel leaving Czechoslovakia. Formal protests may go to the foreign office next week as tensions rise over missing military duties.
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Prague
Karlsvad
Roland Goodale
Houston
Tex
Oon
Goodair
U. S
Foreign Office
Owensboro
Clarence Tndackeem
Midas
Berlin tension rises after shooting underscores cold war
Soviet controlled police clash with German civilians on transit lines as a motorist is shot and killed during a blockade incident. A woman is jailed for insulting an officer. Western officials discuss basic law for a future democracy in Getsheny. Rumors swirl of currency reform in the Soviet zone as UN probes slavery in Russia face political hurdles. Labor clashes erupt in Malysia amid Germany news. Selden Chapin labeled persona non grata in Hungary.
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Amcan
United States
U.N
Russia
Regia
Teola Liri
Maly
Selden Chapin
Vandenberg Desk Split By Heavy Fists Of Langer
In the Senate chamber Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg’s desk shows a one inch split blamed on Sen. William Langer. During a foreign policy speech Langer banged the desk with his pen causing the crack to widen, with desk utensils swinging nearby as the flaw appeared.
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Vandenberg
Langer
Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Senate
William Langer
Vandenbere
Boy with 70 percent burns faces long recovery
Michael Rector, nearly four, suffered 70 percent burns after playmates tied him and set his clothes aflame. His father smothered the fire and rushed him to Casualty Hospital. Doctors say he has a better than even chance of living due to skin graft gifts and intensive care.
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Bucth Gmeever
Washington
Michael Rector
Bommie
Michael
Evecos Rector
Casualty
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